Two suspects have been arrested after the homes of three far-right activists were searched. During the search police found Nazi flags, swastikas and material for the production of pipe bombs and Molotov cocktails.
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Two suspects arrested as part of investigation into far-right terrorism
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On Thursday the police raided two addresses in Diepenbeek (Limburg province) and an address in Ostend (West Flanders) as part of a investigation in far-right terrorist activity. Nazi paraphernalia was found at one of the addresses searched. Two suspects both of whom in their 20s were detained. One suspect has since been remanded in custody, the second suspect has been released on conditional bail.
The two men arrested are suspected of spreading messages inciting terrorism, preparing terrorist acts and of recruiting others to engage in terrorist activity. The two suspects were also found to be in possession of material for the fabrication of pipe bombs and Molotov cocktails. According to the federal public prosecutor's office, there is evidence that the suspects were active on various right-wing extremist online platforms. There they incited others to carry out terrorist attacks.
"On these online platforms, like-minded minors and adults from home and abroad are active" As a result properties were also searched in Germany, Italy, Croatia and Lithuania. According to the federal public prosecutor's office terrorist attacks have been thwarted as a result of Thursday operation", the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office said.